EMOTIONAL HIJACKING: THE TRIGGER TO AN UNHEALTHY MIND Emotional hijacking is a state when an individual’s cognitions are overpowered by his/her emotions. It is usually referred to in the context of aggression or fearfulness. With respect to aggression‚ it can be said to be a sudden unleashing of rage towards another person. It is an extreme emotional outburst or an emotional explosion caused by an incident that may trigger anger or fear in an individual. Such incidents happen many a times
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Emotional Intelligence Abstract: Emotional intelligence is a learned response that can be changed. Emotional intelligence is simply understanding ourselves and others‚ and acting in the best interest of ourselves and others. My test results of an Emotional Intelligence test from The Institute for Health and Human Potential made me quite emotional as I read them. The Emotional Intelligence test had questions that were to be answered on a sliding scale‚ from one side being strongly
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would like to introduce emotional intelligence: the balance of emotion and reason that plays a role in the intelligence of a person‚ or how smart he or she is to a degree. I will discuss certain aspects of emotional intelligence and introduce the theory as it relates to the business world. Upon completion of this speech‚ we will all develop an understanding of the role emotional intelligence plays in both our personal and professional lives. According to Kendra Cherry‚ emotional intelligence refers
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What is emotional labour? Defined by the author Bryman (2004) emotional labour is the state of affairs between employees as part of their working roles and the need to express feelings and emotions as part of their work. The types of emotions can be delivered in a desirable way or undesirable way‚ in other words positive or negative. Why is emotional labour so important? As stated in the article written by Bryman (2004) the importance of promoting emotional labour is because
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify‚ assess‚ and control the emotional of itself‚ It consist of 19 competencies ‚ however today I only learn 10 of them ‚ which was Emotional Self-Awareness (Self-Awareness) Emotional Self-Control‚ Transparency‚ Adaptability‚ Optimism (Self-Management)‚ Empathy‚ Organisational Awareness(Social Awareness)‚ Inspirational Leadership ‚ Developing Others and Conflict Management (Relationship Management) (Emotional Self-Awareness) is understanding
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The Importance of Emotional Health Emotional health Many people try to maintain a healthy lifestyle‚ since it is the one thing that affects the standard and quality of life most. However‚ people grow up in a society‚ where it is not as easy to maintain healthy well-being‚ due to various reasons‚ such as diseases‚ poor eating habits and depending on the country of choice – health-care coverage. Being in good health promotes a better livelihood and lifestyle‚ and people have the capacity to
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Emotional Intelligence (EQ) What is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify‚ use‚ understand‚ and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress‚ communicate effectively‚ empathize with others‚ overcome challenges‚ and defuse conflict. Emotional intelligence impacts many different aspects of your daily life‚ such as the way you behave and the way you interact with others. If you have high emotional intelligence you are able to recognize your own emotional
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book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman‚ the central thesis that he tries to point out is that emotional intelligence may be more important than I.Q. in determining a person’s well being and success in life. At first I didn’t know what Goleman was talking about when he said emotional intelligence‚ but after reading the book I have to say that I agree completely with Goleman. One reason for my acceptance of Goleman’s theory is that academic intelligence has little to do with emotional life.
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Emotional Intelligence PSY 301 November 5‚ 2012 Theresa Neal‚ Ph.D Emotional Intelligence The purpose of this paper is to describe the differences between traditional cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence. It will also address the use of emotional intelligence concepts in the work life‚ home life‚ and personal life. There are many possible definitions of emotional intelligence. In accordance with an article titled “Theory‚ Findings‚ and Implications” written by Mayer‚ Salovey
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The term "emotional intelligence" debuted in several scientific articles written by John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey during the early 1990s. Emotional intelligence is defined as the compilation of four kinds of skills: perceiving and expressing emotions‚ understanding emotions‚ using emotions‚ and managing emotions. "Emotional intelligence matters twice as much as technical and analytical skills combined for star performances‚" Goleman writes. "And the higher people move up in the company‚ the more
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